---
title: Principle
date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.698567
background: bg-[#b245c6]
label: Mac
tags:
  -
  - mac
categories:
  - Keyboard Shortcuts
intro: |
  A visual cheat-sheet for the 30 keyboard shortcuts found in Principle. This application is MacOS-only.
---

## Keyboard Shortcuts

### Layers {.row-span-2}

| Shortcut          | Action                   |
| ----------------- | ------------------------ |
| `R`               | Add rectangle            |
| `Opt` `R`         | Add rectangle as a child |
| `T`               | Add text                 |
| `Opt` `T`         | Add text as a child      |
| `A`               | Add artboard             |
| `Cmd` `G`         | Group                    |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `G` | Ungroup                  |
| `Cmd` `]`         | Bring forward            |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `]` | Bring to front           |
| `Cmd` `[`         | Send backward            |
| `Cmd` `Shift` `[` | Send to back             |

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### Editing

| Shortcut           | Action       |
| ------------------ | ------------ |
| `(arrows)`         | Nudge        |
| `Shift` `(arrows)` | Large nudge  |
| `Cmd` `D`          | Duplicate    |
| `Cmd` `R`          | Rename layer |

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### Canvas Navigation

| Shortcut         | Action              |
| ---------------- | ------------------- |
| `Space` `(drag)` | Pan                 |
| `Cmd` `=`        | Zoom in             |
| `Cmd` `-`        | Zoom out            |
| `Cmd` `1`        | Zoom all            |
| `Cmd` `2`        | Zoom selection      |
| `Cmd` `3`        | Center selection    |
| `Cmd` `0`        | Zoom to actual size |

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### Selection

| Shortcut      | Action                  |
| ------------- | ----------------------- |
| `Esc`         | Select parent           |
| `Enter`       | Select child            |
| `Tab`         | Select next sibling     |
| `Shift` `Tab` | Select previous sibling |
| `Cmd` `A`     | Select all siblings     |

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### Preview

| Shortcut         | Action                               |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `W`              | Rewind prototype                     |
| `Ctrl` `V`       | Start recording video                |
| `Ctrl` `Opt` `V` | Start recording video without cursor |

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## Also see

- [Keyboard shortcuts for Principle](https://principleformac.com/docs.html#shortcuts) _(principleformac.com)_